Schroeder said the researchers quickly verified that it was a mammoth tusk, a very rare find in West Texas. “The tusk was located in the drainage area of a creek bed,” Schroeder said.

The site is celebrating 10 years of educating visitors about the mammals that walked Texas during the Ice Age.

P aleontologists uncovered another rare fossil in Texas. This time, it's a 60-million-year-old fossil of a giant possum-like ...

An unusual mammoth tusk boomerang discovered in a cave in Poland is 40,000 years old — making it Europe's first example of this complex tool and possibly the oldest boomerang in the world, a new ...

The NWS in Lubbock has placed parts of West Texas and New Mexico under a tornado watch into late Thursday evening. Here's what to know to stay safe.

West Texas Panhandle Site Offers 500 MW Behind-the-Meter Ramp by 2026, 345 kV Access, and Gas-Fired Expansion—Positioning Texas as the Global Epicenter for AI Data Center Development ...

The Texas Veterans Land Board’s (VLB) Panhandle Veterans Expo will be held Saturday, June 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First United Bank Center on the West Texas A&M University campus in Canyon.

KERMIT In a proud celebration of West Texas tradition and hometown pride, the City of Kermit has unveiled a striking new mural titled “Wild Ride” on the wall of the Public Works Department ...

Christian Wallace is proud to make “Landman” in his home state. The West Texas native always wanted to be a writer, but before he picked up the pen, Wallace worked in the Permian Basin oil ...

Eight tornadoes touched down in West Texas and eastern New Mexico on June 5, 2025, following early morning storms. The first tornado struck west of Lingo, New Mexico, while the strongest, an EF-2 ...